Aid initiative #Not only

Shortly after the outbreak of the Corona crisis in March 2020, churches and local (aid) organizations, including the Protestant Church in the Netherlands and Kerk in Actie, joined forces in the Nietalleen.nl platform. This platform connects clients from all over the country to local aid initiatives in their area.

People who have a practical request for help or would like to have contact and a listening ear can call the national number 0800-1322. They are then linked to the local coordinators. In Krimpen aan den IJssel you can also mail to: nietalleenkrimpen@outlook.com . More and more people are affected by the consequences of the corona crisis, but find it difficult to ask for help. We live in a time when we want to be able to do everything ourselves and do not quickly ask for help. It may seem like a sign of weakness, but it is courageous if you dare to depend on others and admit that you need help. And know that the helpers do this with love!

In the dark months of the year, we want to help lower the threshold to ask for help and bring this initiative back to the spotlight. The online Christmas night service of the ArkRank / IJsseldijkkerk is dedicated to the theme: Not Alone. After Christmas we hang up promotional posters and we want to hand out cards. And we need your help with that! If you attend a service or other activity at the church, you can bring some promotional cards to pass on to others. We also want to try to pass these tickets through the bus at the senior apartments in Krimpen. If you would like to help with that, please contact us. And if you want to offer help, we would also like to hear that!

If you would like to know more about this national initiative, take a look at the website: https://www.eo.nl/programmas/niet-alleen-nl

Marjan Tromp and Hilda Pleysier (coordinators Krimpen) nietalleenkrimpen@outlook.com

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